Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§75f Director; appointment and compensation; officers and employees
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY › § 75f
Summary
The Board may hire a director for the Gallery, decide the director’s pay and job, and employ other staff needed to run the Gallery. The director’s appointment and salary are not covered by civil-service laws or chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. The Board can give any of these hiring or pay powers under subsection (a) to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution or to the Commission.
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Title 20, §75f
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(a)The Board may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of a director of the Gallery, and his appointment and salary shall not be subject to the civil-service laws or chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. The Board may employ such other officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient administration, operation, and maintenance of the Gallery.
(b)The Board may delegate to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, as well as to the Commission, any of its functions pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
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Codification In subsec. (a), “chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5” substituted for “the Classification Act of 1949, as amended” on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b) Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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20 U.S.C. § 75f
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73